December 12th, 1591

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Born on December 12th, 1591 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on December 12th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on December 12th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (December 1591)

Born on December 12th, 1591

Weekday

Thursday

December 12th, 1591 was a Thursday.

Age

432

People born on December 12th, 1591 will turn 433 this year (2024), in exactly 219 days .

Zodiac

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Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer)

November 23rd, 1591 - December 21st, 1591

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 157,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 68 days, exactly on July 14th, 2024, people who were born on December 12th, 1591 will be 158,000 days old!

157,932 Days

22,561 Weeks

5,188 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

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What happened on December 12th?

December 12th, 2021

At the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton in the final lap to become the World Drivers' Champion.

December 12th, 2000

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Bush v. Gore that the recount of ballots cast in Florida for the presidential election be stopped, effectively making George W. Bush (pictured) the winner.

December 12th, 1988

Three trains collided near Clapham Junction railway station in London, killing 35 people and injuring 484 others.

December 12th, 1985

Arrow Air Flight 1285R crashed after takeoff in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada, killing 256 people, including 248 members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division.

December 12th, 1969

The Greek junta announced its withdrawal from the Council of Europe after the junta was found guilty of torture and other human-rights violations by the European Commission of Human Rights.

December 12th, 1964

Jomo Kenyatta became the first president of the Republic of Kenya.

December 12th, 1942

World War II: German troops began Operation Winter Storm, an attempt to relieve encircled Axis forces during the Battle of Stalingrad.

December 12th, 1941

The Holocaust: At a Nazi Party meeting in the Reich Chancellery, Adolf Hitler declared the imminent destruction of the Jewish people.

December 12th, 1939

The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Duchess collided with HMS Barham, the battleship she was escorting, sinking with heavy loss of life.

December 12th, 1936

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek of the Republic of China was kidnapped by Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang, a former warlord of Manchuria.

December 12th, 1935

The Nazi Lebensborn programme, which was later mistakenly believed to engage in coercive breeding, was established to provide assistance to the wives of SS members and unmarried mothers.

December 12th, 1905

In support of the December Uprising in Moscow, the Council of Workers' Deputies of Kyiv staged a mass uprising, establishing the Shuliavka Republic in the city.

December 12th, 1866

England's worst mining disaster occurred when a series of explosions (depicted) caused by flammable gases ripped through the Oaks Colliery, killing 361 people.

December 12th, 0627

A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeated Emperor Khosrow II's Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh, near present-day Mosul, Iraq.

December 12th, 2015

The Paris Agreement relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is adopted.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 12th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 12th?

Sven Beuckert

German association football player and manager

*December 12th, 1973, Stollberg

Marwa Loud

French singer

*December 12th, 1999, Strasbourg

Michael Möllenbeck

German discus thrower

*December 12th, 1969, Wesel †November 2nd, 2022, Wesel

Frank Sinatra

American singer and actor (1915–1998)

*December 12th, 1915, Hoboken †May 14th, 1998, Los Angeles

Helen Dunmore

British novelist

*December 12th, 1952, Beverley †June 5th, 2017, Bristol

Alexander I of Russia

Tsar of the Russian Empire from 1801 to 1825

*December 12th, 1777, Saint Petersburg †November 19th, 1825, Taganrog

Volker Beck

German politician

*December 12th, 1960, Stuttgart

Anne of Denmark

Queen consort of James VI of Scots, I of England (1574-1619)

*December 12th, 1574, Skanderborg Slot †March 2nd, 1619, Hampton Court Palace

John Osborne

English playwright (1929-1994)

*December 12th, 1929, London †December 24th, 1994, Shropshire

Caldwell Esselstyn

American physician, author and rower

*December 12th, 1933, New York City

Lucas Hedges

American actor

*December 12th, 1996, Brooklyn

Rory Kennedy

American filmmaker

*December 12th, 1968, Washington, D.C.

Nolberto Solano

Peruvian footballer

*December 12th, 1974, Callao

Jennifer Connelly

American actress

*December 12th, 1970, Cairo

Erasmus Darwin

English physician (1731-1802)

*December 12th, 1731, Elston †April 18th, 1802, Breadsall

Matthieu Ladagnous

Racing cyclist

*December 12th, 1984, Pau

Cathy Rigby

American actress, speaker, and former artistic gymnast (born December 12, 1952)

*December 12th, 1952, Los Alamitos

Alfred Werner

Swiss chemist Nobel laureate (1866-1919)

*December 12th, 1866, Mulhouse †November 15th, 1919, Zürich

Zerocalcare

Italian comic book creator (1983-)

*December 12th, 1983, Cortona

Julien Offray de La Mettrie

French physician and philosopher

*December 12th, 1709, Saint-Malo †November 11th, 1751, Potsdam

Same year
Born in 1591

Mustafa I

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1617 to 1618 and from 1622 to 1623

*June 24th, 1591, Constantinople †January 20th, 1639, Istanbul

Jusepe de Ribera

Spanish painter (1591–1652)

*January 12th, 1591, Xàtiva †September 3rd, 1652, Naples

Anne Hutchinson

Participant in the Antinomian Controversy

*January 1st, 1591, Alford †January 1st, 1643, New Netherland

Robert Herrick

English poet and cleric (1591–1674)

*August 24th, 1591, London †September 30th, 1674, Devon

Marie Angélique Arnauld

French Cistercian abbess (1591-1661)

*September 8th, 1591, Paris †August 6th, 1661, Magny-les-Hameaux

Louise de Marillac

Co-founder, with Vincent de Paul, of the Daughters of Charity (1591-1660)

*August 12th, 1591, Paris †March 15th, 1660, Paris

Gerard Seghers

Flemish painter (1591-1651)

*March 17th, 1591, Antwerp †March 18th, 1651, Antwerp

Dirck Hals

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1591-1656)

*March 19th, 1591, Haarlem †May 17th, 1656, Haarlem

Guercino

Painter of the Italian 17th century (1591-1666)

*February 8th, 1591, Cento †December 22nd, 1666, Bologna

Gérard Desargues

French mathematician and engineer

*February 21st, 1591, Lyon †October 9th, 1661, Lyon

Dietrich von Velen

*June 30th, 1591, Meppen †September 10th, 1657

Friedrich Spee

Jesuit, author of Cautio Criminalis

*February 25th, 1591, Düsseldorf †August 9th, 1635, Trier

Paul Ferry

Pastor (1591–1669)

*February 24th, 1591, Metz †December 28th, 1669, Metz

Alfonso III d'Este, Duke of Modena

Italian noble (1591-1644)

*October 22nd, 1591, Ferrara †May 24th, 1644, Castelnuovo di Garfagnana

Reinier Pauw

Dutch politician (1591-1676)

*September 3rd, 1591, Amsterdam †January 20th, 1676, The Hague

Dorothea, Abbess of Quedlinburg

Princess

*January 7th, 1591, Dresden †November 17th, 1617, Dresden

Tommaso Tamburini

Italian theologian

*March 6th, 1591, Caltanissetta †October 10th, 1675, Palermo

Johannes Georg von Herberstein

Roman-Catholic clergyman (1591-1663)

*August 19th, 1591, Salzburg †June 12th, 1663, Regensburg

Franciscus Junius

Philologist

*January 29th, 1591, Heidelberg †November 19th, 1677, Windsor

August Buchner

German author

*November 2nd, 1591, Dresden †February 12th, 1661, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on December 12th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on December 12th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XII.XII.MDXCI

12.12.1591

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

XC = 90

X = 10

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1591 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
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